Best for font size support - Ilead or Cybook Gen3 ? - Page 2

rachaelandrews · 08-09-2008, 05:54 AM

Wotcha,

Thought it might be you. It's a small world.

Four words per page huh ? lol. I see a repetitive strain injury from page turning coming on.
I've gone for the Iliad in the end. 2nd Edition. The fiddler in me wanted the wi-fi and third party application support, and the blind bint in me wanted the bigger screen. I said hang it to waiting for my birthday, ordered one over the phone late yesterday afternoon, and it arrives on monday.
And my credit card said, "No, no more, please !!! Have mercy !"

Thankyou for making the effort to help me out with the font size issue. This forum has the nicest people.

Rachael

pdurrant · 08-09-2008, 04:38 PM

I hear you're getting an Iliad - I suspect the bigger screen size is going to make that the best choice for you.

Meanwhile, I've uploaded a tweaked big open-source font for others to play with at

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...24&postcount=1

Paul

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Hi Rachael,

Now back to font sizes. I've just done an experiment with scaling up a font - using a font editor to make it twice its nominal size. This seems to work. Using that font, I can get text on the CyBook with a cap height of 12mm.

Mind you, at that size you only get about four words per page!

Paul

JSWolf · 08-09-2008, 04:45 PM

I've tried my 505 at a large font size and if you go too large, the 6" screen just isn't large enough to comfortably read. I think the choice of going with the iLiad due to the larger screen is the best choice you could have made currently.

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08-09-2008, 05:54 AM	#16
rachaelandrews Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 171 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Norwich, UK. Device: iLiad Second Edition	Wotcha, Thought it might be you. It's a small world. Four words per page huh ? lol. I see a repetitive strain injury from page turning coming on. I've gone for the Iliad in the end. 2nd Edition. The fiddler in me wanted the wi-fi and third party application support, and the blind bint in me wanted the bigger screen. I said hang it to waiting for my birthday, ordered one over the phone late yesterday afternoon, and it arrives on monday. And my credit card said, "No, no more, please !!! Have mercy !" Thankyou for making the effort to help me out with the font size issue. This forum has the nicest people. Rachael

08-09-2008, 04:45 PM	#18
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've tried my 505 at a large font size and if you go too large, the 6" screen just isn't large enough to comfortably read. I think the choice of going with the iLiad due to the larger screen is the best choice you could have made currently.

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